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Attached: 3 images tldr: GitCode or China is attempting to mirror/clone the entire GitHub over to their own servers and there's nothing you can do about it, even if your license somehow disagrees with it. Apparently China now has their own GitHub/public Git repository hosting service called GitCode; it is owned and operated by CSDN under the company name "重庆开源共创科技有限公司". It is being reported that many users' repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without authorization - meaning your project may very well be on this service without you explicitly allowing.

GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.

It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.

There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)

  • barryamelton@lemmy.mlEnglish
    241·
    3 days ago

    The code needs to maintain the copyrights and authors. They are “mirroring” usernames into their own domain, with mails that dont correspond to the original authors, stealing their contributions.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      3 days ago

      That would make it plagiarism, which ethically is a whole different matter than merelly copying that which is free to copy.

    • dan@upvote.auEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      with mails that dont correspond to the original authors,

      Oh! I didn’t realise this. Do you have an example?